That clash on Fengdu Ghost Street — the Bodhisattva used chains as a medium to lend support to a number of Guanjiangshou officers’ yin spirits, and only because of that did they get to fully show their strength.
But that time the Bodhisattva had been reckless to break through the Ghost Gate; the situation now is not one where such recklessness is allowed.
So even though the three Tiger Lords had gained some extra boost compared with before, they were still limited by the medium’s own body.
In fact, this traditional method of spirit-raising — calling down a deity through a medium — is inherently inefficient and wasteful.
Lin Shuyou had his body altered by the child-spirit and the child had been dwelling inside him long-term; in terms of power conversion rate, they were already maxed out.
On top of that both he and the child had recently been improved, and the “Ghost Commander” identity had acted as adhesive between them.
No exaggeration: the combination of Lin Shuyou and the child had, both in absolute power and in absolute efficiency, already broken through the ceiling that bound the Guanjiangshou line.
When they struck, crushing the three little temple masters outright was the most natural thing in the world.
At least, the White Crane Child saw nothing strange about it.